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Pentatonic scales and how to use 'em
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Tabbed by:spence
Email:delajeep@hotmail.com
Tuning:standard
Ok, I'm going to assume you are learning your pentatonic. What a great scale, right?
I mean, you can play the following scale form in any postion and sound great!
A
e|-----------------------5-8|
B|-------------------5-8----|
G|---------------5-7--------|
D|-----------5-7------------|
A|-------5-7----------------|
E|---5-8--------------------|
In case you are new to this, a pentatonic is so easy to use because it generally starts
on the root of the chord you are soloing over. Like above, the 5th fret sixth string is
an A, which makes this scale in an A. If you wanted to solo in an E, you would slide this whole
scale up to the 12th fret. Generally, when soloing with pentatonic you will be using
either A or E.
Now, you're probably wondering, how can I take that scale and kinda mix it up? Make it
sound better? Look at the following licks and try them.....you will recognize the sound
as soon as you play them, almost every and any rock guitarist uses these types of licks.
e|--------7-------------------------------|
B|------7---8---8----8------5-8p5-8p5-8p5-|
G|--7^9---------7^9--7^9---7-----7---7---7|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Easy, right? Even the pull-off on the last lick is easy after a little practice. My suggestion
would be to master it using different fingers. What I mean is, try to master it using all
of your fingers, including your pinky. Then master it using just your first and ring
finger. You'll find you can get more of an agressive tone without the use of your pinky.
Check this out. I have incorporated different scales into one, and play it in the same
style as the pentatonic.
A
e|--------------------------------8 10-|
B|---------------------------8-10------|
G|-------------------5-6-7-9-----------|
D|-------------5-6-7-------------------|
A|-----3-5-6-7-------------------------|
E|-3-5---------------------------------|
You're probably saying, "whatever, dude. You just mixed a bunch of notes up...it ain't
nothing but a pentatonic!" Well, you're somewhat right. What makes it different is
the way I play it. I don't like to move around positions to much, so I've found a way to play
in a major scale, and when I'm fumbling for something to play, I just break back into the
ole' pentatonic. Just look below.
e|--------------10p8----------12-----12-----15p12----------------------|
B|-----5-8p5---8----8--5--5-----13-----13--------13--------------------|
G|--6h7-----7/9------9--6--6------14-----14--------14p9----------------|
D|-7---------------------7--7--------------------------------5---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------5h6h7-7p5h7---5|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------3h5-|
That's it. I pretty much just wrote this to give insight as to how I play. I'm not saying
I'm Hendrix but, it's always good to see different ways. You don't have to learn everything
by the book, you know!
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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